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Issue: Vol 164, Issue 7600

27 March 2014
IN THIS ISSUE

Roger Smith celebrates some seasonal highlights

Kirstie Gibson considers the approach taken by the court to determine the habitual residence of a child

Michael Salter & Chris Bryden re-examine the without prejudice rule

New developments in EU succession law by Adrian Jack

Administering an estate in the Republic of Ireland? Karl Dowling provides guidance

 

Paola Fudakowska & Henrietta Mason provide a wills & probate round-up

Simon Duncan continues to explore who has the right to sue former directors under s 15(1) of the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986

Bhatia Best Ltd v Lord Chancellor [2014] EWHC 746 (QB), [2014] All ER (D) 186 (Mar)

Abbas v Shah [2014] EWHC 662 (QB), [2014] All ER (D) 202 (Mar)

Z v A government department and another C-363/12, [2014] All ER (D) 175 (Mar)

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Gibson Dunn—London partner promotions

Gibson Dunn—London partner promotions

Firm grows international bench with expanded UK partner class

Shakespeare Martineau—six appointments

Shakespeare Martineau—six appointments

Firm makes major statement in the capital with strategic growth at The Shard

Myers & Co—Jess Latham

Myers & Co—Jess Latham

Residential conveyancing team expands with solicitor hire

NEWS
One in five in-house lawyers suffer ‘high’ or ‘severe’ work-related stress, according to a report by global legal body, the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC)
The Legal Ombudsman’s (LeO’s) plea for a budget increase has been rejected by the Law Society and accepted only ‘with reluctance’ by conveyancers
Overcrowded prisons, mental health hospitals and immigration centres are failing to meet international and domestic human rights standards, the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) has warned
Two speedier and more streamlined qualification routes have been launched for probate and conveyancing professionals
Workplace stress was a contributing factor in almost one in eight cases before the employment tribunal last year, indicating its endemic grip on the UK workplace
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